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  • In tangential tacheometry, an ordinary level staff is used


  • Options
  • A. leaning towards the instrument for inclined sights upward
  • B. leaning away from the instrument for inclined sights downwards
  • C. vertical in all cases
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • vertical in all cases 


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    • 1. Horizontal distances obtained tacheometerically are corrected for

    • Options
    • A. slope correction
    • B. temperature correction
    • C. refraction and curvature correction
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. The staff intercept will be

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    • A. greater farther off the staff is held
    • B. smaller, farther off the staff is held
    • C. smaller, nearer the staff is held
    • D. same, wherever the staff is held.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Ranging is an operation of

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    • A. reconnaissance
    • B. judging the distance
    • C. determination of slope
    • D. establishing intermediate points between terminals.
    • Discuss
    • 4. If the length of a chain line along a slope of ?° is l, the required slope correction is

    • Options
    • A. 2l cos2 ?/2
    • B. 2l sin2 ?/2
    • C. l tan2 ?/2
    • D. l cos2 ?/2.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The boundary of water of a still lake, represents

    • Options
    • A. level surface
    • B. horizontal surface
    • C. contour line
    • D. a concave surface.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Probable accidental error in precise levelling as recommended by International Geodetic Association, should not exceed
      (where k is in kilometers.)

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    • A. ± 0.1 k mm
    • B. ± 0.5 k mm
    • C. ± 1 k mm
    • D. ± 2 k mm
    • E. ± 5 k mm.
    • Discuss
    • 7. If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum perpendicular offset for the transition curve, is

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    • A. 0.70 m
    • B. 1.70 m
    • C. 2.70 m
    • D. 3.70 m
    • E. 4.70 m
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. the framework which consists of a series of connected lines, the lengths and directions of which are found from measurements, is called a traverse.
    • B. the system of a series of lines which forms a circuit which ends at the starting point, is called a closed traverse
    • C. the traverse that starts from a point already fixed in some survey system and ends on another such point, is called a controlled traverse
    • D. the traverse that is not controlled is called a fly traverse
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

    • Options
    • A. a refracting telescope consists optically of two lenses
    • B. the principal axes of both the lenses coincide the optical axis of the telescope
    • C. the lens nearer the object to be viewed is convex and is called objective
    • D. the lens nearer the eye is called eyepiece
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

    • Options
    • A. spherical aberration may be reduced by diminishing the aperture
    • B. spherical aberration may be minimised by replacing the single lens by a combination of the lenses.
    • C. in telescope objectives, a combination of convex lens and concave lens is used.
    • D. in eyepieces, two plano-convex lenses placed at a certain distance apart are used
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss


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